UNIT 42 RADIO PROGRAMS (Ⅱ)
Lesson 83

Part Ⅰ Warming-up Exercises

WHO in the News Lead?
1. __________________________ will reopen talks Wednesday on reducing supplies of strategic nuclear weapons.
2. ________________ meet Monday in Wellington to open a two-week conference on the future of Antarctica.
3. __________________ is expected to name Yasuhiro Nakasone as the new prime minister on Friday.
4. __________________________ have accused South Africa of blocking their economic development.
5. The White House has announced that _____________________________ will visit the United States in February.
6. __________________________ demonstrated in Damascus Monday at the embassies of the United States, Jordan and Saudi Arabia.
7. _____________________________ will return to earth Tuesday after a 5-day flight.
8. _____________________________ have sharply criticized President Reagan's plan to put MX missiles in place in the United States.
Score: _________


Part Ⅱ News

Vocabulary

1. grand jury
2. illegal
3. cocaine
4. shipment
5. heroin
6. marijuana
7. Attorney General
8. John Delorian
9. Colombia

Notes

1. Genera Motors Auto Company is one of the world's largest automotive firms, and in fact the largest privately owned manufacturing enterprise in the world.
2. Colombia is a republic of northwestern South America. It covers 439, 828 sq. mi. in area and has a population of 21, 792, 000. Bogota is its capital.

Student Evaluation

My general Impression Content:
____ helpful _____ adequate
____ inadequate
Level Of Difficulty:
____ easy ____ fair
____ difficult
My Major Problems
____ understanding meanings
____ selecting major points
____ organizing facts
____ retaining concepts
My Comprehension Score
__________________________

Exercises:
(News Item 1)
Ⅰ. This news item is about (the charge against ________________________).

Ⅱ. 1. HOW MANY? ______________
2. WHY? __________________
3. WHAT? __________________
(News Item 2)

Ⅲ. This news item is about (the arrest of ______________________________).

Ⅳ. 1. Federal agents have arrested about ______________ persons on charges of bringing ________ into the United States illegally from _________.
2. Both _______ and _________ were arrested and some of them are ________ and _______.
3. The drug deal involved the illegal shipment of ________, ______ and _______.

Part Ⅲ Science Report
-- Self-Esteem

Vocabulary

1. self-esteem
2. personality
3. harsh
4. democratic

Notes

Personality structure includes emotions and moods (or temperament), and the individual's outlook and attitudes.

Student Evaluation

My general Impression Content:
____ helpful _____ adequate
____ inadequate
Level Of Difficulty:
____ easy ____ fair
____ difficult
My Major Problems
____ understanding meanings
____ selecting major points
____ organizing facts
____ retaining concepts
My Comprehension Score
__________________________

Exercises:

Experiment Report

Project: The development of self-esteem
Subjects: Young boys
Procedure: 1. Testing (What?) ________________________
2. Dividing (How?) ________________________
3. Follow-up Study (Where and When?) _________________________
Observations: The behavior of the boys
a. boys with high self-esteem ________________________
b. boys with middle self-esteem ________________________
c. boys with low self-esteem ___________________________
Findings: 1. Three groups of boys act differently.
2. High self-esteem does not depend on _______________________ but it depends on ______________________.